Hear'Say stars Kym Marsh and Suzanne Shaw reflect on going back on tour as grandmas and why they won't be resurrecting their 00s fashion choices

Hear'Say stars Kym Marsh and Suzanne Shaw have reflected on going back on tour as grandmas and why they won't be resurrecting their noughties fashion choices.

Last month, the band, who were formed on reality show Popstars, announced they are reuniting more than two decades after they split – but Myleene Klass will be missing from the line-up.

Kym, Suzanne, Danny Foster and Noel Sullivan are joining forces with Liberty X for a huge 13-date arena tour next year in cities including Dublin, London, Manchester and Leeds.

Now Kym and Suzanne said they are thrilled their children and grandchildren can come on the road with them but joked they need to stock up on 'deep heat, cod liver oil and hot water bottles'. 

Speaking to Heat magazine, Kym said: 'Can you imagine your nan on stage in an arena giving it the body bang? Full-on cardigans, we'll be doing it in.'

Suzanne replied: 'We're doing it for the nans! I love the fact that we're grandmothers and that we can still go out there and sell it and celebrate and have our family be part of this journey.' 

As for partying after their gigs, Suzanne added: 'I'm a grandmother, there is no partying! I've requested for the show to be earlier, so I can get to bed.'

Asked whether they will be dipping back into their noughties wardrobes, Kym joked: 'I don't have anything. I couldn't fit one leg in my UFOs now.'  

Hear'Say and Liberty X have also addressed Myleene's absence from the 25-year reunion tour during their first joint TV appearance.

The Hear'Say reunion features four of their original members and Liberty X return with their entire original line-up: Michelle Heaton, Jessica Taylor, Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm and Kelli Young.

The nine returning stars appeared on This Morning, the two groups discussed the comeback which was announced earlier this month.

Last month, Myleene broke her silence on the reunion, insisting she had no time in her busy schedule to join the band – which they branded 'a shame'.

Kym said: 'We feel so lucky to do this again... it's a shame Myleene can't come with us but it just isn't the time for her. She's busy. But we had to take the opportunity because there's nine of us... It's a shame but we're so excited.'

Myleene told Loose Women viewers that her bandmates 'were really sweet, and they did include me in the discussions...

'But it's not something I can commit to at the moment. I just really can't. I know that they're still figuring out a lot of the moving parts of it. But for me, I'm just super busy. I'm committed to you guys.'

Fans took to social media to say Myleene is acting like the two-week tour is 'beneath her' while others insisted she needs to remember her roots.

When asked by host Cat Deeley if there was 'ever any doubt in her mind', Kym said: 'Not in terms of doing it, it was more a case of can we make it happen with our "day jobs",' while Ben Shephard pointed out the logistics of their family.

Noel revealed they attempted the reunion on their 20th anniversary which 'they couldn't make work' so was happy to be back for the 25th anniversary.

Prior to the appearance, fans took to social media to reveal they are convinced Myleene has made a huge mistake.

Previously the likes of Atomic Kitten, Five (5ive), Blue, B*Witched and The Pussycat Dolls have reunited but haven't experienced the same buzz as Hear'Say and Liberty X.

Fans took to social media to say Myleene is acting like the two-week tour is 'beneath her' while others insisted she needs to remember her roots.

They wrote: 'Her comments on Loose Women didn't come across well that's she too busy. She wouldn't have been there is Hear'Say and I'm A Celebrity didn't happen. Comes across like it's beneath her tbh!;

'Treacherous move by Myleene Klass IMHO; Think someone forgetting where they started. Never forget your roots;

'Oh I'm too busy and importanttttt (unlike them); If Kym Marsh can make time I'm sure she can!'

Elsewhere on Loose Women, Myleene added that she looks back on her time in the band fondly, and is still on good terms with her old bandmates.

She insisted: 'I love the guys dearly. It was an incredibly important time in my life. It taught me so much. You know, epic songs like that and moments like that.'

The star did say she hasn't completely ruled out revisiting Hear'Say and will be front row when they do get back onstage, though she quipped she has no idea if she remembers all the lyrics.

She said: 'I would say never say never about anything because, as I said earlier to you guys, you know, I don't really agree on revisiting the past.'

The Daily Mail has contacted Myleene's representatives for comment.

Hear'Say were one of the earliest major UK TV-created pop groups, formed through ITV's Popstars in 2000-01.

The band were selected from thousands of applicants, with the formation of the band being documented on television.

Their debut single, Pure and Simple, was a phenomenon and went to No1 in the UK selling 549,823 copies in its first week, setting a record at the time for a debut single.

Kym left the group in January 2002 and was replaced by Johnny Shentall. The new lineup released Lovin' Is Easy, but it didn't reproduce the group's earlier success.

After being formed on Popstars in 2001, Liberty X released their debut single Thinking It Over, which reached number five in the UK charts.

But it was their third single Just A Little that turned the group into global stars as it reached number one in the UK and became the ninth best-selling single of 2002.

The band split in 2007 after their final album failed to make an impact, though they did reunite as part of ITV show The Big Reunion in 2013.

Both bands also sat down for an interview with The Sun, and Kelli admitted the idea to reunite was something they came up with themselves.

She said: 'Jessica and Michelle came up with the idea and then we took it out there. I started talking to a few people, but actually, really, thought it was best to just approach the guys ourselves.

'We slipped into the DMs of Suzanne first and then Noel, and then it rolled away — we kind of got it going ourselves, to be honest.'

Referencing Liberty X's famous PVC outfits and sexy routines, Kym added: 'I'm a 50-year-old grandmother, so for me to be doing those kinds of dance routines that we used to do...

'They may not be as energetic as they used to be, but there will be a nod to it, for sure.'